Chapter 59

Violet

“What do you want?”

Kylan’s simple question repeated in my head.

He had me pinned against the wall, his breath against my skin—yet he still needed me to say it. He was either trying to embarrass me, or maybe he truly had no clue and wanted to hear me admit it out loud.

His hands pressed into my sides, and his bare chest rose as he took in a breath. His brown eyes flickered over my face, as if he had all the time in the world, waiting for my answer.

I reached for his shoulders, pulling him back slightly so he could take a good look at me, and see I meant every word. “I want the same thing you do.”

His gaze held mine, and he looked kind of disappointed. Was that not the answer he wanted to hear? That I wanted him?

My heart quickened as I waited for him to speak up.

“I can’t accept you as my mate, Violet,” his jaw tightened. Each time he used my birth name, I knew he was serious. “I can’t love you—I can’t be with you—“

“Yet you refuse to accept my rejection?”

His words stung, but